In this past weekend’s Gospel reading, Jesus offers some very challenging words. In Matthew 5:21-37, Jesus begins the passage by saying: You have heard that…
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Engaging Spirituality
Matthew 25:31–46 (“I was hungry and you gave me food”), a Gospel text that speaks to a kind of final judgment, suggests that a critical…
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“The Real King”
Let me ask you a hypothetical question. Say you have a friend who lives in another country, and she is visiting you at your home.…
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358 Confessions for 2020
A while back as I scrolled through a Facebook feed an image and quote popped up from a friend that read “Love difficult people. You’re…
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Epiphany: Does It Mean What We Think It Means?
In the movie The Princess Bride, one of the villains, “Vizzini” incessantly uses the word “inconceivable.” At one point in the film, one of the…
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A Parish seeks to live the “culture of encounter” called for by Pope Francis
Submitted by Jeffrey Schulenberg of Sacred Heart Parish, Valley Park, MO Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Valley Park, MO, has long had a reputation as…
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Ven, Espiritu, Ven
Ven, Espiritu, Ven (listen here) Ven, Espíritu ven, Y lléname Señor Con tu preciosa unción Purifícame y lavame Renuévame, restáurame, Señor, Con tu poder Purifícanos…
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Thanksgiving Recipe
As I write this, I’m fasting today. Every once in a while, I take a day and eat nothing all day. I do this for…
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The Theology of Christian Lifestyle
I find myself often reflecting on the life of our Western Churches and around our home it isn’t uncommon to hear conversations about theology, church…
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Let the Sun Shine In!
From Mark Longanecker, Our Lady of the Assumption in Claremont, CA Let the Sun Shine In! Locally Grown Power Pays it Forward to LMI Households…